Manicurist&#39;s hand support



Sept. 5, 1939. F. PEREZ 2,171,804

MANICURISTS HAND SUPPORT Filed May 6, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet l 1 IENTORH yiwmwf i ATTORNEYJ v Sept. 5, 1939. PEREZ 2,171,804

MANICURISTS HAND SUPPORT Fild May 6, 1958 Sheets-Sheet 2 &w 9 722 mm 54ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 5, 1939 PATENT OFFICE Mmcnnrs'rs mum surroa'rFernando Perez, Pittsburgh, Pa. Application may 6, 1938, Serial No.206,394

7 Claims.

This invention relates to a hand support for use during the operation ofmanicuring and has for an object to produce such a support which iscomfortable and convenient for the subject and which facilitatestheactivities or manipulations of the manicurist.

A further object is to produce such a support which is rugged anddurable but which is readily and easily adjusted to suit the convenienceand comfort oi the subject and also of the operator.

These and other objects which will be made more apparent throughout thefurther description of the invention are attained by means of apparatusillustrated in the drawings accompanying and forming a part hereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a support embodying myinvention and illustrates an adjustment of the hand rest for the.purpose oi bringing the thumb of the right hand of the subject to aposition such as will facilitate the manicuring operations to beperformed on the thumb. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the support, thesection being taken along the line 2-2 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is a rear view 01' the support showing the hand rest in theupright position, i. e., in the position to which it is movedpreparatory to the operation of manicuring the fingers.

Fig. 4 is a side view of the support shown in associatio'n with arepresentation of a left-hand in position for performing the manicuringoperations on the index finger.

The support consists essentially'of a pedestal 5, a standard 6adjustably mounted on the ped'estal, and a hand rest I adjustablymounted on the standard. The pedestal is of such form that it provides abase plate 8 of sufiicient area that the support stands firm for allpositions of the hand rest I and under the weight of. a hand supportedon the rest. As illustrated, the pedestal is provided with an upwardlyextending boss 9 which is provided with a cylindrical aperture adapted.to receive the lower end or the standard 6. The

cylindrical aperture is, however, so formed within the boss as toprovide a step hearing it which is engaged by the lower end of thestandard 6 when the standard is in place within the aperture.

cured to the boss by means 01' 'a pin I3. The latch is also providedwith an operating handle II which projects outwardly to' a positionconvenient to the operator.

The standard 6 is substantially L-shaped and the portion thereof adaptedto receive and support the hand rest 1 projects horizontally andsubstantially at right angles to the portion or the standard whichprojects into the aperture of the boss 9. The hand rest I is pivotatllysecured to the horizontally projecting end of the standard by means of ascrew M which projects through a suitable aperture formed in asupporting flange IS with which the hand rest I is provided, andwhich isscrewed into a suitably tapped aperture formed in the end of thestandard 8.

In the illustrated embodiment the. standard is adapted to be held in anupright position such as illustrated in Figs. 2, 3 and 4, a lateralposition such as illustrated in Fig. 1, and a lateral positioncorresponding to that in Fig. 1 but wherein the rest is swung to theother side of the standard. For this purpose the standard 6 is providedwith a latch it which is adapted to separately engage each of threeapertures l1 formed in the flange I5 01 the hand rest and is so locatedas to secure the rest in the three positions above described. The latchI6 is more orless diagrammatically illustrated as in the form of a boltwhich is located within a guiding slot l8 formed in the standard 6. Theslot I8 is preferably so formed that it will retain the bolt-like latchin position within it but at the same time permits its ready movement tolatching and unlatching positions with relation to the various aperturesI]. This may be accomplished by so forming the slot that it approximatesthe form 01' the latch and the latch may be slidably secured in placewithin the slot by any procedure such, for example, as the partialpeening over of the edges of the slot. As shown, the latch is providedwith a "handle i6 which projects above the slot and is easily accessiblefor the purpose of adjusting the position of the latch. The hand rest 1is bilaterally symmetrical and for this reason can be used as a rest foreither hand. In the illustrated embodiment ,it is provided with fourfinger-receiving grooves", 2|, 22 and 23 arranged in a series whichextends transversely across the top of the rest, as shown in Fig. 3, andtwo thumb-receiving grooves 24-25, one being located at each side of therest. The drawings disclose that each say, each finger groove includes apart for receiving the portion of the finger located between the knuckleand the first joint, a part for receiving the portion of the fingerbetween the first and of the right hand. The groove made upof the partsindicated by themeference characters 2|, 2| and 2|" is adapted toreceive the middle finger of the left hand or the ring finger of theright hand. The groove made up of the parts designated by thereferencecharacters 22, 22' and 22" is adapted to receive the ringfinger of the left hand or the middle finger of the right hand and thegroove made up of the parts designated by the reference characters 23,23' and 23" is adapted to receive the little finger of the left hand andthe index finger of the right, hand.

The thumb grooves are also hollowed out to more or less fit'the contourof the portion of the thumb engaged by them and each is formed in twoparts. For example, Figs. 1 and 3 disclose that each thumb groove ismade up of two parts, i. e., those parts designated by the numeral 24 or25 which are adapted to receive the portion of the thumb between theknuckle and the joint of the thumb, and those parts designated by thereference characters 24' or 25' which are adapted to receive the tipportion of the thumb. It will be understood that the parts designated24-24' constitute the thumb groove for the right-hand thumb and theparts designated 25-25 constitute the left-hand thumb groove. Here againthe positioning ofthe part 24' with relation to part 24 and the part 25'with relation to part 25 is such as to accommodate a comfortable orrelaxed position of the thumbs when in place in the grooves.

Fig. 4 discloses that the separate parts of each finger groove are sopositioned that when a finger is extended for the purpose of beingworked on by the manicurist it engages only the portion of the grooveadjacent the knuckle of the hand. That is to say, when the left hand isin position on the rest and the index finger is extended as shown inFigure 4, the finger engages only the portion 20 of the rest andconsequently the flexibility of both joints of the finger accommodatesand assists the manicurist throughout such finger manipulations as maybe necessary. The thumb grooves are correspondingly formed andFlgure 1shows the position of the rest I with relation to the standard 6 whenthe thumb of the right hand is being worked upon by the manicurist; i.e., the thumb rests in the groove made up of the parts 2424 and thefirst joint of the thumb will engage the part 24 of the rest but the tipof the thumb will be a position by the manicurist as it is being workedupon.

For the sake of lightness, the rest I is of shelllike form and theopening to the hollow interior is or may be partially surrounded by adownwardly extending flange 2| (Fig. 2) which may have formed thereinthe parts 20", 2|", 22" and 23" of the finger grooves all as shown inFig. 3, and the flange may be of such width that the extreme tips of thefingers will extend past it when lying in a relaxed position on the restI.

The bottom of the standard I is Preferably covered with felt for thepurpose of deadening noise and also for the purpose of preventing thestandard from marring the table or such other piece of furniture as maybe employed as itssupport. It will also be understood that theadjustment of the rest I is essential to the proper functioning of thedevice and that the adjustment of the standard 6 with relation to thepedestal 5 also contributes to the comfort ofboth the operator and thesubject.

While I have described but one embodiment of my invention vit will beapparent that various 2. A manicurists hand support comprising apedestal, a standard secured to the pedestal, a hand rest comprising ashell-like portion having-thumb and finger grooves formed therei movablysecured to said standard.

3. A manicurist's. hand support comprising a pedestal, a standardsecured to the pedestal, a bi-laterally symmetrical hand rest havingfour finger supporting grooves and two thumb supporting grooves formedtherein, and means for adjustably securing said rest to said standard.

4. In a manicurist's hand support, a hand rest having finger groovesformed therein each consisting of three aligned and connecting grooveslocated at an angle to each other.

5. In a manicurists hand support, a hand rest having thumb and fingergrooves formed therein each consisting of a plurality of hollowed,aligned sections lying at an angle to each other.

6. In a manicurists hand support, a pedestal, a standard movably mountedthereon, a hand rest movably mounted on the standard, means for lockingthe standard in adjusted position with relation to the pedestal andmeans for looking the rest in adjusted positions with relation to thestandard.

7. A manicurists hand support comprising a supporting pedestal, astandard and a hand rest carried by the standard and movable todifferent positions with relation to said pedestal,

and means for locking said hand rest in such different positions. liftedfree of the portion 24' and held in such Y FERNANDO PEREZ.

